Aritzia's Effortless Pant has made its rounds on social media as the work staple that stylish corporate girlies need to have in their wardrobe. The pleated, wide-leg pant costs $148 a pop and is offered in a variety of colors, lengths, and materials. It has been touted on TikTok, with some users on the platform calling it " ," and describing it as having a " " on them.
So the Effortless Pant may have become . But over in Asia, office-goers have found a regional answer to the Aritzia corporate uniform at Japanese fast-fashion retailer Uniqlo. Take, for example, Uniqlo's and .
That means that for the price of one Aritzia Effortless Pant, a Uniqlo shopper over in Asia can purchase an entire work outfit. In Singapore, particularly, the Uniqlo fit has been dubbed as the country's unofficial uniform or the " ." The retailer has leaned into the Uniqlo-mania, turning it into a brand strategy.
"One AIRism Cotton Oversized T-shirt is sold almost every minute in Singapore," on its Instagram proclaims. It even used the term "SG uniform" on its Instagram, in a that is captioned: "Styling the SG Uniform: Our AIRism Cotton Oversized Crew Neck tee is the essential T-shirt redefined." Other popular pieces from the brand also include its various which essentially are tanks and tube tops with padded underwear built into them.
Uniqlo's other offerings — like its — are also popular. The bag went in 2022, and was named the by the fashion search platform in April 2023 — partly because of . Ly.